X-MassX-MassOlive Tree Olive Tree

Under IsraeliUnder Israeli

OccupationOccupation

Land Confiscation

Uprooting Trees

Destroying Infrastructure

Closure

Water Depletion

Poverty

Despair &Extremism

Migration

Obstacles against Overall Development Planning

IncreaseUnemployment

Rate

Decrease in Agricultural Production

Absence of Geographical

Integrity

Land FragmentationLand Fragmentation

Lack of Open SpaceLack of Open Space

Increased Urban density

Increased Urban densityInvestment

shortages

Limited Economic

Opportunities

Social&Health

Problems

X-MassX-MassOlive Tree IsraeliOlive Tree Israeli

OccupationOccupation

Land Confiscation

Uprooting Trees

Destroying Infrastructure

Closure

Water Depletion

Poverty

Despair &Extremism

Migration

Obstacles against Overall Development Planning

IncreaseUnemployment

Rate

Decrease in Agricultural Production

Absence of Geographical

Integrity

Land FragmentationLand Fragmentation

Lack of Open SpaceLack of Open Space

Increased Urban density

Increased Urban densityInvestment

shortages

Limited Economic

Opportunities

Social&Health

Problems

Israeli colonies and colony Master Plans in the West Bank

Israeli colonies and colony Master Plans in the West Bank

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XX Closed Military Closed Military AreaAreaXX Protected Area Protected AreaXX Settlements Settlements

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Between 2000 – 2002,

Satellite images show that there were 24 new Israeli colonies and 113 new outposts established on Palestinian lands as nucleii for new colonies

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Accelerated ColonizationAccelerated Colonization

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• Overlay of new colonization activities and the separation zone

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The Separation Wall

Separating Palestinian Towns and Villages from their valuable agricultural lands.

Separating Palestinian and Israeli built-up areas

All on the expense of Palestinian LandsAll on the expense of Palestinian Lands

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Razor Wires, trenches and Israeli Military Road at Bethlehem Northern Boundary

Separating Bethlehemfrom Jerusalem Separating Bethlehemfrom Jerusalem

The military road divides an olive grove…

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Destruction of the Palestinian Authority Headquarter in Bethlehem By Israeli F16 Jet Fighters

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Jenin Camp

before

and

After

Israeli Massacre

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Israeli Bypass Roads divide the West Bank into 64 small Cantoons

There are 125 Israeli checkpoints within West Bank March 2002

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RoadblocksRamallah-Birzeit

Alternative routes Al-Ram- Ramallah

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Routes Taken by Palestinians

Routes Taken by Israelis

Inconvenient Routes

Long distances… 2 hoursNarrow…..Dangerous…..Rural roads….. Often Muddyunpaved full of gravel and stones.

Convenient Routes

Short distance..

30 minutes

Bypass roads..

Paved…

Wide…. Safe…

Transportation DifficultiesTransportation DifficultiesBethlehem-Hebron

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Checkpoint at Qalandiya

Checkpoint at Qalandiya

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Human suffering at

check points In Gaza Strip

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Shavingin Huwwara

Shavingin Aboud

Uprooting of trees and Shaving of Palestinian Lands

Uprooting of trees and Shaving of Palestinian Lands

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Abu Ghunaim MountainMarch 1997

Abu Ghunaim mountain January 2001

The only forest in Bethlehem

Environmental Terrorism

New Israeli Colony of Har Homa

Degradation of the Palestinian Environment Next

Uprooting of trees in Bethlehem

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750,000 trees have been uprooted since September 2000

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Israeli Colony

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Depletion of water resources

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Depletion of Water Resources In the West Bank, Palestinians are denied their historic right

to the Jordan River waters.

In the West Bank, Israel is currently utilizing more than 82% of the Palestinian groundwater

resources by piping this resource to the illegal colonies and into Israel proper and thus inducing water scarcity in the area.

In Gaza, Palestinians are forced to over-pump the shallow coastal aquifer leading to sea water intrusion and consequently, deteriorating water quality.

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• The Western Basin is the largest and has an annual safe yield of 362 MCM. Palestinians consume only about 7.5% of its safe yield.

• The Northeastern Basin has an annual safe yield of 145 MCM. Palestinians consume about 18% of its safe yield.

• The Eastern Basin has an annual safe yield of 172 MCM. Palestinians are utilizing 50% of the waters of this basin.

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